I am absolutely compelled to share a truly wonderful product with everyone out there. I myself only stumbled upon it - and I thank my lucky stars I did EVERY day!!
We were looking for a bike trailer for Kiefer. Ideally, I wanted some sort of bike extension that allowed him to have more of a bike experience. Problem is, with his seizures, he will never be able to ride in a typical bike seat. That put a big limitation on what we were looking for. I did search "special needs bike" and google did come up with a lot of good solutions. Problem was - these solutions were in the THOUSANDS of dollar range. Not something we could afford at this time for a bike! We decided we would have to settle on a bike trailer - the sort of thing that a child sits in, is enclosed in an almost tent like structure and is dragged by Mom or Dad. I was a bit disappointed in this because I really wanted Kiefer to be able to have more of a bike RIDING experience. Not merely being dragged around by Mom or Dad. The other downfall of the trailer is that they are only good to about 40-60 pounds, and seeing as Kiefer is already past the 45 pound mark, buying a trailer meant our time with this solution was going to be limited.
I decided I would go onto Consumer Reports to get the BEST darn trailer we could if that was the option we were going to go with. Keep in mind, I had searched for weeks on Google typing in every combination of "special needs, bike, extra support, full harness" whatever I thought would return what I was hoping for!
Well to my surprise, Consumer Reports listed another option under "Bike Trailers".
Enter WeeHoo. Okay, I'm not crazy about the name but it's an AMAZING solution!!!
http://rideweehoo.com/
(I'd post pictures but it's not working for some reason right now - so just go to the site!!)
This is a full chair solution, with a full five point harness that attaches to Mom or Dad's bike and is like a full bike extension - complete with pedals and chain!! Chain that is enclosed, I might add, as well as straps to tie little feet to the pedals so they don't fall down and get dragged inadvertently!
It is the most amazing solution to our problem - and PERFECT for our family. Kiefer can even SLEEP in this solution while the rest of our family rides in pure comfort. And Mommy can rest at ease, that he is completely strapped in and SAFE while still keeping up with the rest of the family.
And one last point - it's good till 9 years of age and up to 80 pounds! (Some documentation says 90 pounds). So we've not only found an amazing solution - one that will be with us for years to come.
And it doesn't end there! Shipping when you order from the site directly is FREE - and NO DUTY to Canada!!!!
Honestly I cannot go on more about this amazing product and amazing company!!!
If you have a need for special needs bike solution - look no further for this is it. Look for us and our Weehoo out riding the neighborhood. Because now Kiefer asks to go for a bike ride EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
We couldn't be happier!!
